Evidence of microplastics accumulation in the gills and gastrointestinal tract of fishes from an estuarine system in Ghana

AK Amponsah, EA Afrifa, PK Essandoh, CE Enyoh - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
The contamination of aquatic environments by microplastics (MPs) and their subsequent
ingestion by fish continues to be a universal ecological challenge. Although numerous …

[HTML][HTML] Water quality and health risk assessments of illegal gold mining-impacted estuaries in Ghana

CA Faseyi, MK Miyittah, AA Sowunmi, L Yafetto - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2022 - Elsevier
This study evaluated the water quality, pollution, and health risks associated with illegal gold
mining activities in two estuaries (Pra and Ankobra) in the Southwestern region of Ghana …

Benthic macroinvertebrates as indicators of water quality: A case study of estuarine ecosystems along the coast of Ghana

DK Lukhabi, PK Mensah, NK Asare, MFA Akwetey… - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Increasing human activities in coastal areas of Ghana have led to the degradation of many
surface waterbodies, with significant consequences for the ecosystems in the affected areas …

Fish assemblages in a small mangrove system on Príncipe Island, Gulf of Guinea

M Cravo, AJ Almeida, H Lima… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Mangroves are highly productive ecosystems with complex adaptations to the transition
between freshwater and sea. Mangroves function as nursery habitats for many organisms …

Morphological characteristics and biodiversity of mudskipper fish (Periophthalmus: Gobiidae) in mangrove ecosystem of coastal Bay of Tomini, Boalemo, Gorontalo …

DWK Baderan, RV Aydalina, MS Hamidun - Biodiversitas Journal of …, 2023 - smujo.id
Baderan DWK, Aydalina RV, Hamidun MS. 2023. Morphological characteristics and
biodiversity of mudskipper fish (Periophthalmus: Gobiidae) in mangrove ecosystem of …

Quantifying mangrove extent using a combination of optical and radar images in a wetland complex, Western region, Ghana

D Aja, MK Miyittah, DB Angnuureng - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
The classification of mangrove forests in tropical coastal zones, based only on passive
remote sensing methods, is hampered by mangrove complexities, topographical …

[HTML][HTML] Plastic in the food chain: Investigating microplastic consumption by the blue-swimming crab (de Rochebrune, 1883) and shrimp (Pérez-Farfante, 1967) from …

AK Amponsah, EKA Afrifa, PK Essandoh - Scientific African, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are well documented as highly ubiquitous within the aquatic
environment; with ingestion by species of both commercial and consumptive importance …

Studi keanekaragaman ikan gelodok (Famili: Gobiidae) pada muara Sungai Maro dan kawasan mangrove Pantai Kembapi, Merauke

MR Maturbongs, S Elviana, S Sunarni, D deFretes - Depik, 2018 - jurnal.usk.ac.id
Mudskipper is one species of fish that lives in the estuary area and they have adaptations to
two different habitats. The aims of the study was determine the species composition …

[PDF][PDF] Occurrence and food habits of the bagrid catfish Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus (Lacepède, 1803) in the Pra River Estuary, Ghana

I Okyere, EE Boahemaa-Kobil - Journal of Fisheries and Coastal …, 2020 - jfcomonline.com
This study assessed how environmental parameters such as salinity, dissolved oxygen (DO)
and turbidity influenced occurrence of the bagrid catfish Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus …

The fish fauna in lakitan river, musi rawas regency, south sumatra

D Samitra, ZF Rozi - Jurnal Biodjati, 2019 - journal.uinsgd.ac.id
Fish diversity in the Lakitan River is not well recorded, even though the data is important to
add information about the diversity of freshwater fish in Indonesia. This study aims to study …